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New article - The Pinglefield Murders

The Pinglefield Murders occurred in Shenstone in 1929 after a farm labourer, Henry Sims, appeared to have a psychotic breakdown. This resulted in the tragic deaths of three innocent people including a child and the suicide of the perpetrator. Read more by taking this link.

Northampton Museum keeps a register of concealed shoes. A total of 1,900 examples have been recorded from the UK with several more notified from North America, Europe and Australia.I contacted the Historic Environment Record Officer at Staffordshire County Council and she replied that this is, as far as they know, the only example of a concealed shoe to be found in the county. So it really is a notable find.

Shenstone Railway Station, as seen from the Shenstone village side, as it was 33 years after it was opened in 1884.

It was originally intended to serve the extension of the London and North Western Railway between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield. It is now part of the Cross City Line between Redditch and Lichfield Trent Valley.

The photo is remarkable for the absence of housing around the station. Buildings at the end of Ashcroft Lane are visible in the background.